TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Suicide-bereaved siblings' perception of health services JO - Death studies A1 - Pettersén, Rossana A1 - Omerov, Pernilla A1 - Steineck, Gunnar A1 - Dyregrov, Atle A1 - Titelman, David A1 - Dyregrov, Kari A1 - Nyberg, Ullakarin SP - 323 EP - 331 VL - 39 IS - 6 N2 - We investigated suicide-bereaved siblings' reported reasons for seeking or not seeking professional support, their reported satisfaction when receiving it, and their recommendations to health services when meeting suicide-bereaved siblings. Using qualitative content analysis of 18 interviews with suicide-bereaved siblings, we found that the perception of health services as being helpful was influenced by both the participants' and by the deceased siblings' experiences with health services. We conclude that own and the deceased sibling's unmet needs may generate negative attitudes towards health services, which reduces the likelihood of seeking professional help as well as medication acceptance in some cases.

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LA - en SN - 0748-1187 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2014.946624 ID - ref1 ER -